Steve Cochran: Ten Grand Jackson

Wonder Man

Ten Grand Jackson

Ten Grand Jackson: Hello Monte
Monte Rossen: Hello Ten Grand, I thought you were
Ten Grand Jackson: [Interrputs] I was but a friend of mine got a book and bailed me out. Did I get sprung in time for the show?
Monte Rossen: Sure you can still catch Buzzy's act
Ten Grand Jackson: Good. I hear he's been singing outta tune lately
[grins]
Monte Rossen: [Slightly confused] Show Mr Jackson to his regular table

Torso: [Talking about Chimp's hearing aid] Now look it Chimp. You don't need that, you ain't no deafer than I am
Chimp: I know it. But it makes me look very distingué
Torso: Come on
[They head to Ten Grand Jackson sitting at his table]
Ten Grand Jackson: [to Chimp & Torso who take the empty seats at Ten Grand's table] I thought I told you guys to see me at my office
Torso: The DA's back in town we gotta be low
Chimp: Yeah. We'd like our money now. Right Torso?
Torso: Yeah.
Ten Grand Jackson: Sure you gave him a bath?
Torso: We told you in Prospect Park Lake
Chimp: We've done the job so fast they ain't even had time to take his name off the marquee
Ten Grand Jackson: [They all chuckle & Ten Grand reaches for his wallet] I wonder who Monte's going to put in his place. You know I'm going to miss Buzzy, he was a great performer

Chimp: [Confused] There's only one explanation. That guy is Buzzy's ghost
Torso: That's it Chimp. He's come back to get us
Ten Grand Jackson: [Annoyed] Yeah sure
[puts his cigarette in the ashtray]
Ten Grand Jackson: . I'll tell you what happened. You guys came in here to give me the rush act and skip town with dough for a job you didn't do
Chimp: What did he say Torso?
Torso: Take that plug out of your ear and you'd hear him
Chimp: Huh?
Torso: [shouts] You'd hear him!

Chimp: [after talking with Edwin who they think is Buzzy] That's him alright. Same face, same eyes, same nose and the same mole under his left ear
Torso: Yeah I seen it too. That guy sitting over there at that table is right this minute laying at the bottom of the lake
Chimp: I don't get this, it's the same guy alright look he wrote his name Buzzy Bellew right here
[shows Ten Grand his signed piece of paper]
Torso: Yeah look at mine.
[Reads his paper]
Torso: Buzz, Buzz, Potato salad? Hey who's that?
[Gives his paper to Ten Grand]
Ten Grand Jackson: [Looks at Torso's paper] I guess Buzzy thinks that's funny. Now look you guys, I don't care who or what that zombie is but I'm not paying you ten grand 'till he's knocked off. If you two amateurs can't do the job I'll get a couple of professionals who can
[leaves a money note under his drink and walks off]
Chimp: What did he say Tors?
Torso: You heard